Madame Curie: A Biography (Da Capo Series in Science) - Softcover

Curie, Eve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306810387 ISBN 13: 9780306810381

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2001

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub date: 2001 Pages: 442 Publisher: the the DaCapo Press The professional triumphs and personal Struggles of a pioneering woman Scientist Marie Sklodowska Curie (18.671.934) was the first woman Scientist to win Worldwide Acclaim and was indeed one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curies daughter. the renowned international activist Eve Curie. this biography chronicles Curies legendary achievements in science. including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity and her two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. It also spotlights her remarkable life. from her childhood in Poland. to her storybook Parisian marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie. to her tragic death from the very radium that ought her fame. Now updated with an eloquent. rousing introduction by best-selling author Natalie Angier . this timeless biography cele...

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Review:

"The actual record of Marie Curie's life is epic. Eve Curie writes that epic movingly." Chicago Tribune"

About the Author:

Eve Curie Labouisse is the daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie. She has worked in human rights and diplomacy, traveling worldwide on behalf of NATO and the United Nations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0306810387
• ISBN 13: 9780306810381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 443